Military power of South Korea & Azerbaijan
South Korea vs Azerbaijan
South Korea is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 100,210 km2 (land boundries: 237 km and costline 2,413 km). The capital of South Korea is Seoul. The number of inhabitants is 51,709,098.
US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Korea’s security. The Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in the territory of South Korea. The USA maintained approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country. South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner. The South Korean military is equipped with a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The top foreign weapons supplier is the United States and some domestically-produced systems are built under US license.
More about South Korea militaryAzerbaijan is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 86,600 km2 (land boundries: 2,468 km and costline 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)). The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. The number of inhabitants is 10,127,874.
The inventory of the Azerbaijan military is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems with a small mix of equipment from other countries, like Israel and Turkey.
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Military expenditures
KR | AZ | |
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Military budget: | 44 billion $ | 3.8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.5% | 5.5% |
Manpower
KR | AZ | |
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Active personnel: | 555,000 | 126,400 |
Reserve personnel: | 2,750,000 | 330,000 |
Available for military: | 13,185,794 | 3,000,000 |
Land Forces
KR | AZ | ||
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Tanks: | 2,606 | 940 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,380 | 2,363 | |
Total artillery: | 7,468 | 909 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 3,040 | 267 | |
Rocket artillery: | 574 | 323 |
Air Forces
KR | AZ | ||
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Total aircraft: | 1,585 | 176 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 156 | 5 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 371 | 15 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 11 | |
Helicopters: | 757 | 97 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
KR | AZ | ||
---|---|---|---|
Total naval: | 195 | 31 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 12 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 18 | 1 | |
Corvettes: | 11 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 22 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
South Korea
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Azerbaijan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
South Korea
20-30 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; minimum conscript service obligation - 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, admitted to 7 service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps; HIV-positive individuals are exempt from military service.
Azerbaijan
18-35 years of age for cumpulsory military service; service obligation 18 months or 12 months for university graduates; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 17 year olds are considered to be on active service at cadet military schools.